Rule 8.3 - XSTRATA PLC

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              XSTRATA PLC
Class of relevant security    ORD USD0.50
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               22 June 2009

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant     103,923,579     3.54%      1,384,771     0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,790,776     0.10%        381,612     0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            106,714,355     3.64%      1,766,383     0.06%

(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                    (GBP)
Purchase      12,305               6.5273
Purchase      9,873                6.5273
Purchase      13,909               6.5273
Purchase      10,369               6.5273
Purchase      41,950               6.5273
Purchase      40,848               6.5273
Purchase      40,258               6.5273
Purchase      39,005               6.3510
Purchase      10,708               6.7113
Purchase      37,857               6.5889
Purchase      30,000               6.7000
Purchase      400                  6.4058
Purchase      47,669               6.3510
Purchase      23,246               6.6552
Purchase      21,370               6.5273
Purchase      21,164               6.5273
Purchase      20,000               6.6100
Purchase      19,396               6.5273
Purchase      17,360               6.5273
Purchase      17,200               6.7060
Purchase      15,140               6.3510
Purchase      12,590               6.3510
Purchase      14,445               6.5420
Purchase      11,503               6.5273
Purchase      2,143                6.3510
Purchase      1,140                6.7550
Purchase      1,177                6.3211
Purchase      24                   6.8100
Purchase      1,299                6.3510
Purchase      1,944                6.5273
Purchase      1,802                6.5273
Purchase      150                  6.6771
Purchase      309,777              6.5273
Purchase      50,667               6.3510
Purchase      100,833              6.5273
Purchase      6,495                6.3510
Purchase      2,683                6.5869
Purchase      3,157                6.3640
Purchase      6,485                6.5273
Purchase      57,413               6.8100
Purchase      58,309               6.5550
Purchase      149,009              6.8100
Sale          5,015                6.3510
Sale          12,546               6.3510
Sale          1,382                6.3510
Sale          4,300                6.6386
Sale          1,600                6.7490
Sale          7,500                6.7490
Sale          2,300                6.7490
Sale          12,590               6.3510
Sale          57,413               6.8100
Sale          60                   6.5340
Sale          24                   6.8100
Sale          2,000                6.6256
Sale          1,732                6.5007
Sale          340,529              6.5683
Sale          168,632              6.3510
Sale          165,230              6.3510
Sale          149,009              6.8100
Sale          112,877              6.5674
Sale          30,005               6.5694
Sale          58,309               6.4723
Sale          14,445               6.5661
Sale          50,667               6.3510
Sale          49,052               6.8100
Sale          45,208               6.5695
Sale          43,756               6.3510
Sale          37,857               6.5900
Sale          37,545               6.3510
Sale          31,758               6.6016
Sale          1,140                6.8389
Sale          17,825               6.5554
Sale          108,249              6.5007

(b)  Derivatives transactions  (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short      Number of       Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)        Securities      unit (GBP)
CFD            Long            21454           6.351
CFD            Long            58309           6.4722
CFD            Long            97538           6.485
CFD            Long            1732            6.5006
CFD            Long            60              6.534
CFD            Long            17825           6.5554
CFD            Long            14445           6.5661
CFD            Long            112877          6.5674
CFD            Long            340529          6.5683
CFD            Long            45208           6.5695
CFD            Long            4300            6.6386
CFD            Long            10711           6.6426
CFD            Short           1177            6.3211
CFD            Short           400             6.4057
CFD            Short           14445           6.5419
CFD            Short           58309           6.5549
CFD            Short           11645           6.5586
CFD            Short           2683            6.5868
CFD            Short           13246           6.6441
CFD            Short           10000           6.6698
CFD            Short           150             6.6771
CFD            Short           17200           6.706

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         23 June 2009
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk